Retired Biker: January 2007

Friday, January 26, 2007

Jungle Jim's revisited

'Jungle' animals in the front.

The garden center.

Welcome 'Foodies'!

Get your carts. Get ready. Go.

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Sunday, January 21, 2007

Snow! We have snow!

The road doesn't look too bad. Salt trucks with snow blades have made a few passes. Churches are closed. Folks seem to be staying at home.

'Playing' in the snow!

We remain under a 'winter weather advisory' until 12:00 A.M.

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Friday, January 12, 2007

'Good Morning America' to tape at Jungle Jim's

After 'Good Morning America' produced a story on the greatest seafood departments in America, viewers sent e-mails asking why Jungle Jim's International Food Market wasn't included.
"Good Morning America" senior producer Eric Ortner said the show was inundated with e-mails saying Fairfield-based Jungle Jim's International Market had the best seafood department.
After visiting the Jungle Jim's Web site, Ortner decided the show needed to highlight the Fairfield destination.

"It's such a great attraction," Ortner said of the market. "We like to bring our viewers to the best America has to offer, and Jungle Jim's seems to be one."
Ortner and a camera crew came out last weekend (1-6-'07) to interview the man behind Jungle Jim's, Jim Bonaminio . 'Good Morning America' will film live Saturday (1-13) at Jungle Jim's.

The monorail is from Kings Island 'Wild Kingdom Safari' ride. It will eventually be used to transport customers around the shopping mega-mall.

Soon all the bulbs will be in bloom!

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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Christmas 2006

Presents 'neath the tree; cards and cookies atop the piano.

Noah is watching his big sister and doing everything she does. What can we learn from this?

All nestled in their sleeping bags for a long winter's nap.

The little red headed girl loves her puzzles.

Noah is at the mercy of his grandmother.

We took the children to The Niederman Family Farm to see the animals. "Look! There's a horse." Never mind the exotic llama, the wooly sheep or the friendly goats.

We walked the colorfully lighted path that tells the story of the life of Christ,

then returned to the Niederman's warm barn for cookies and hot chocolate. Yumm...

December 30: our anniversary.
We went to the Cincinnati Museum Center's Robert D. Lindner Family Omnimax Theater to see "Hurricane on the Bayou".

Two of the mosaics that remain at the Museum Center, originally the train terminal. The other mosaics featuring life in Cincinnati were long ago moved to the airport terminal.

After a relaxing dinner, we returned home for a piece of 'Harry & David's' decadent chocolate cake. We know how to celebrate!

Oh, yes, and a tulip bulb update. All of the bulbs have finally sprouted. Next time I will use an open container. A few bulbs have mold on them from lack of air circulation. More on their progress...

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